XML 63 R15.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v2.4.0.6
Royalty Arrangement with Bristol Myers Squibb Company ("Bristol")
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Royalty Arrangement with Bristol Myers Squibb Company ("Bristol")
9. Royalty Arrangement with Bristol Myers Squibb Company (“Bristol”)

In 2008, the Company together with the University of Michigan entered into a settlement agreement with Bristol related to alleged patent infringement of a certain patent related to the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. The settlement provides for Bristol to pay royalties on the United States net sales of Orencia® for any clinical indication at a rate of 1.8% for the first $500 million of annual net sales, 2.0% for the next $500 million of annual net sales and 4% of annual net sales in excess of $1 billion for each year from January 1, 2008 until December 31, 2013.

Pursuant to the Bristol Settlement, the Company recognized royalty revenue of $14,753,000 for the year ended December 31, 2012, $8,769,000 and $7,739,000 for the nine-month fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 and the nine-month period ended December 31, 2010, respectively, and $10,251,000 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011.

The Company must also remit to the University of Michigan 15% of all royalty revenue received from Bristol. Royalty expense was $2,213,000 for the year ended December 31, 2012, $1,315,000 and $1,161,000 for the nine-month fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 and the nine-month period ended December 31, 2010, respectively, and $1,537,000 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011. Royalty expense is included on the statements of operations under the line item “Cost of royalty and other revenue.”